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== [[Film]] ==
* ''[[We Were Soldiers]]'' has [[Colonel Badass|Hal Moore]] running into one of his [[Ensign Newbie|new lieutenants]] in an empty church, and offers to pray with him. It ''starts out'' decently enough.
{{quote|'''Moore:''' ''Our Father in Heaven, before we go into battle, every soldier among us will approach you each in his own way. [[Not So Different|Our enemies too]], according to their own understanding, will ask for protection and for victory. And so, we bow before your infinite wisdom. We offer our prayers as best we can. I pray you watch over the young Jack Geoghegan. That I lead into battle. You use me as your instrument in this [[War Is Hell|awful hell of war]] to watch over them. Especially if they're men like this one beside me, deserving of a future in your blessing and goodwill. Amen.''
'''Geoghegan:''' ''Amen.''
'''Moore:''' ''Oh, yes, and one more thing, dear Lord, about our enemies, [[Mood Whiplash|ignore their heathen prayers and help us blow those little bastards straight to Hell.]] Amen.'' }}
* Harry Powell's opening prayer from ''[[The Night of the Hunter]]'', which [[Sinister Minister|speaks]] [[Politically-Incorrect Villain|volumes]] [[The Bluebeard|about]] [[Serial Killer|his]] [[Complete Monster|character]]:
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** This was actually a common practice in the Roman Empire; people would throw "curse tablets" into holy shrines imploring the gods to visit various misfortunes on those who'd wronged them.
* "Prayer of the Selfish Child" by [[Shel Silverstein]], ending:
{{quote|[[Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep|And if I die before I wake]]
I pray the Lord my toys to break
So no other kids can use 'em... }}
* This is one of the main elements of the plot in Lois McMaster Bujold's ''The Curse of [[Chalion]]''. However, as it turns out, ''successfully'' praying for someone else's death will {{spoiler|except in very unusual circumstances}} kill you too, and {{spoiler|the gods will only answer your prayer if the person whose death you want actually deserves it}}.
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== [[Tabletop Games]] ==
* ''[[Magic: The Gathering]]'': As the leader of the theocratical white Phyrexian faction, [[The Fundamentalist|Elesh]] [[Sinister Minister|Norn]] delivers [[Sarcasm Mode|friendly]] sermons like [http://magiccards.info/mbs/en/16.html "May our blessings sever the tongues of the forsaken"].
* [[Warhammer
== [[Web Comics]] ==
* One ''[[Bug
* ''[[Purple Pussy]]'', see page illustration. This comic is pretty weird, and the characters often come close to [[Villain Protagonist]].
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